Navigating the PhD: Managing Time and Academic Relationships
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November 11, 2016
Date:
Friday, November 11, 2016 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
300 Bessey Hall (The Writing Center), 434 Farm Ln, East La nsing MI 48824
In this 3-hour workshop, plans for time managemen t and working with others will be the main focus. Participants will creat e academic timelines for their PhD work at MSU and discus technologies and habits that can help them stay on task. Participants will also discuss h ow to manage the stress that often pervades the life of PhD students and s hare strategies for overcoming writer’s block and procrastination. Additi onally, discussion about selecting and working with committees will provi de a space for sharing about and learning how to communicate with faculty members about participants’ research and writing. This workshop is better suited to students in the first 2 or 3 years of PhD work. Students RSVP'i ng for pizza lunch should plan on staying until 1:00.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Category:
Grad School Events